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David Gergen: If the Republicans are willing to come to the table on some form of -- you know, of tax increases that don't come out of…

On the recordNovember 6, 2012
If the Republicans are willing to come to the table on some form of -- you know, of tax increases that don't come out of the middle class, and also the Democrats are willing to go along with entitlement reform, you could get the structure of a deal.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen outlines a potential framework for a bipartisan deal on tax and entitlement reform.

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